Legislative Branch Agencies—$406 million to support the Capitol Police and to secure the
United States Capitol, including:
• U.S. Capitol Police – $70.7 million in Salaries and General Expenses for the Capitol Police response to the January 6 attack and to meet urgent gaps and demands to protect the U.S. Capitol Complex, Members of Congress, congressional employees, and visitors, including:
o $31.1 million to backfill overtime expected until the Department can hire, train, and deploy more officers and benefits to retain current officers, including $6.9 million for hazard pay, $3.6 million for retention bonuses, and $2.5 million for tuition credits to help with retention;
o $4.4 million for Wellness and Trauma Support, including 6 new mental health counselors and wellness resilience specialists, and $2.5 million to reimburse the U.S. Marshals Service for peer-to-peer trauma support;
o $3.3 million for the Intelligence Division for intelligence analysts and technical resources;
o $5.8 million for protective details for Members of Congress due to increased threats and risk assessments;
o $5 million for Equipment and Services, including $2.7 million for reimbursement for equipment since the January 6 insurrection, $1.3 million for gas masks,
tactical vests, body armor and other equipment, $900,000 for cellular phone
capability, and $100,000 for legal support;
o $2.6 million to procure basic riot control equipment to outfit all officers with
ballistic helmets, batons, and body shields; and
o $6.8 million for Capitol Police specialized training, including $3.3 million for
collective threat, cyber, intelligence, and counter assault training; $2.6 million for physical protection barriers and Civil Disturbance Unit (CDU) equipment; and $880,000 for specialized vehicles and tactics training for the CDU.
- Mutual Aid Reimbursements to Law Enforcement Partners – $35.4 million for mutual aid reimbursements and related training for existing mutual aid agreements between the Capitol Police and Federal, State and local law enforcement partners.
- Architect of the Capitol (AOC) – $300 million, including:
o $283 million to upgrade accessible windows and doors of the Capitol Building
and Senate and House office buildings; and
o $17 million to install new cameras around the Capitol Building and House office
buildings for safety and security purposes.
- Legislative Branch Agencies—$42.1 million to assist in the response to COVID-19, including:
- Architect of the Capitol – $22 million for reimbursements and other costs of the response to COVID-19. This includes enhanced cleaning, personal protective equipment, telework equipment, essential overtime pay, and salaries of employees of impacted contractors subject to furloughs and/or layoffs.
- Senate Sergeant at Arms – $7.8 million for reimbursements and other costs of the response to COVID-19. This includes personal protective equipment, telework equipment, contractor support costs, and emergency supplies.
- U.S. Capitol Police – $800,000 for reimbursements and other costs of the response to COVID-19. This includes personal protective equipment and hotel rooms for officers and civilian staff who were unable to return home to due COVID-19-positive cohabitants.
National Guard Reimbursement
$521 million is provided to fully fund the cost of the
National Guard deployment to Capitol Hill, which is urgently needed to prevent cancellation of
summer drills for members of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard.
Department of Defense—$500 million in Department of Defense Overseas Humanitarian,
Disaster, and Civic Aid to provide emergency transportation, housing, and other essential
services to Afghan partners leaving the country. The Departments of Defense and State are
currently coordinating on efforts to support these Afghans and their families, and additional
funds are provided to State for similar purposes.